US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
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Pentagon chief received treatment for an infection following surgery for prostate cancer.
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior administration officials, including President Joe Biden.
Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on December 22 for prostate cancer surgery, but due to an infection, he was hospitalised again on January 1 and admitted into intensive care.
Doctors said he remained in the hospital due to ongoing leg pain from the infection so he could get physical therapy.
He was dismissed on Monday and is expected to work from home as he recovers, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Biden and senior administration officials were not told about Austin’s hospitalisation until January 4, and Austin kept the cancer diagnosis a secret until January 9.
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